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Jul
Government to respond to consultation on ‘secure fit’ writing test model
Changes are expected to be announced soon following the governments consultation on the current assessment system. Since 2016, reforms to the Sats have seen ‘secure fit’
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Jul
EBacc target reduced to 75% following consultation
In 2015, the government pledged that 90% of pupils would be entered for the full slate of EBacc subjects by 2020. Responding to a 2015 consultation on the EBacc published this
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Jul
Year of firsts for SCHOOLS NorthEast
SCHOOLS NorthEast broke fresh ground in a range of new areas in 2016/17 on behalf of the region’s schools. The UK’s first and only schools-led regional network delivered new
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Jul
Former Schools Minister announced for SNE Summit
ONE of the most ardent critics of the Government’s proposed grammar schools expansion programme has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the SCHOOLS NorthEast Summit this
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Jul
£1.3billion diverted into core funding over next two years
THE Government has announced that £1.3bn will be diverted into core school funding from other pots including money earmarked for new free schools and the ‘healthy pupils’
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Jul
Commission makes six key recommendations to tackle educational inequality
Recommendations from the Commission on Educational Inequality, led by Nick Clegg, include housing subsidies for teachers working in deprived areas. The commission was set up by
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